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I really like the look of a lever action rifle and whole cowboy thing but they have some real limitations. The chief being that you can’t use pointy ammo. The recoil can make the point detonate the next rount in the tube. The second issue is the caliber, you they do not come chambered for good modern calibers which means you will have a rifle with less punch and more expensive ammo.
If you are short on money, a good bolt action rifle will be less money and shoot less expensive ammo while giving you the option of many more calibers.
Doc,
I disagree with you on the “The second issue is the caliber, you they do not come chambered for good modern calibers which means you will have a rifle with less punch and more expensive ammo.”
The 45-70 in a lever gun has plenty of punch is used on the largest and most dangerous game animals on earth. Modern calibers are available in the new .308 Marlin and rimmed pistol cartridges. While the 30-30 is over a hundred years old, it has plenty of punch for game up to 200 lbs and is inexpensive.
JMO